"weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Biblical, Matthew 13:42, although the exact wording is not present in any translation. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth (uncountable)
  1. consternation, worry Wikipedia link: David Crystal Tags: uncountable Translations (consternation, worry): itku ja hammasten kiristys (Finnish), pleurs et grincements de dents (French), Heulen und Zähneklappern (German), Heulen und Zähneknirschen (German), d'la plieuth'thie et d'la grînch'chie d'dents [feminine] (Norman), gråt og tenners gnissel (Norwegian Bokmål), płacz i zgrzytanie zębów (Polish), choro e ranger de dentes (Portuguese), плач и скрежет зубовный (plač i skrežet zubovnyj) (Russian), plač i škrgut zuba (Serbo-Croatian), llanto y rechinar de dientes (Spanish), gråt och tandagnisslan (Swedish), khóc lóc nghiến răng (Vietnamese)

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      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "llanto y rechinar de dientes"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "consternation, worry",
      "word": "gråt och tandagnisslan"
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      "code": "vi",
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